Kimya Dawson - Remember That I Love You

Moldy Peaches co-founder and darling folkstress Kimya Dawson has released yet another batch of adorable, honest and simple ditties in the all-acoustic Remember That I Love You. Her fifth solo album (and first since 2004's Hidden Vagenda) is full of sweeping, tear-jerking narratives and grounded, friendly tales of everyday; "My Mom" is Dawson's request to the cancer cells that are draining her mother's life away, and despite the grim confrontation of death, the song's words promote something more than woe--there's such a sense of humanism and love in them that it leaves the listener feeling just as empowered as sad. The rest of the album follows with the same results, whether the lyrical content contains Dawson's plea to be cremated instead of interred ("Underground") or reiterating her favorite "on the road" songs to sing with friends in "My Rollercoaster." Remember That I Love You is the most suitable title for the disc, as Dawson's most obvious characteristic is her all-out caring for everyone. The sad is balanced perfectly with the silly, and it's impossible not to want to hug her. [www.krecs.com]